Packaging Technologist

Dovecote Park; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Onsite gym

Subsidised canteen

Staff shop

Cycle to work scheme

Dovecote Rewards scheme

Yearly attendance bonus

Job summary

Dovecote Park is seeking a Packaging Technologist to develop and maintain packaging processes for safe transfer to production and end consumers. You will coordinate with NPD, Purchasing, and Account teams and ensure regulatory submissions such as EPR are prepared.

Based near Pontefract, this permanent role offers a Monday–Friday daytime shift and benefits including onsite parking, staff shop, and a cycle-to-work scheme, with a focus on quality and packaging innovation.

Qualifications

• Attention to detail with a diligent approach to work activities.
• Good communication with staff across site and external visitors.
• Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining quality and speed.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain new and existing packaging processes for safe transfer to factory production and end consumers.
• Support preparation and submission of packaging-related regulatory information, including EPR declarations.
• Collect and maintain accurate packaging data: material type, weight, and recyclability.
• Maintain the packaging EPR database and coordinate with internal teams to obtain packaging information.
• Take all new packaging from customer approval through to factory launch following the company procedures.
• Develop and gain approval for new factory processes including new machinery.
• Coordinate and report transit trials for new and EPD packaging.
• Complete trial record documentation in line with customer policies and BRC requirements.
• Build relationships with packaging and machinery suppliers.
• Comply with all customer policies.
• Investigate and trial packaging improvements to reduce complaints.
• Plan and conduct packaging trials: line, transit, abuse, and materials testing.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Working under pressure

Job description

We are excited you have visited our Careers page. We are seeking talented individuals that are excellent in their field of expertise and are posed with all potential and skills necessary to help us meet future business challenges.

Packaging Technologist

Reference: AUG20260073

Expiry date: 2026-09-23 17:30:00.000

Location: Stapleton, Nr Pontefract

Salary: Competitive

Benefits: Free onsite parking, Onsite gym, Subsidised canteen, Staff shop, Cycle to work scheme

Role: Packaging Technologist

Contract:Permanent

Pay Rate:Competitive

Location:Pontefract, WF8 3DD

Shift Available:Monday to Friday 7:30am to 4:30pm (1 hour break)

Who are we?

We are a family business established in Yorkshire in 1997 based in Darrington just outside of Pontefract with a reputation for exceptional product, innovation, and industry leading animal welfare standards. Our facilities combine traditional British butchery technique with some of the best technological prowess in the food sector.

A committed team of over 700 staff oversee the whole process from procuring the best possible livestock from our carefully picked group of farms, through butchery, retail packaging and despatch before it finally arrives on the supermarket shelf or as part of the restaurant dining experience.

About you:

• Attention to detail with a diligent approach to work activities
• Good communication with staff across site and external visitors.
• Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining quality and speed.

Role:

• Develop and maintain new and existing product packaging processes to ensure their safe transfer into a factory process and end consumer
• Support the preparation and submission of packaging-related regulatory information, includingExtended Producer Responsibility (EPR)declarations and other environmental submissions required by customers.
• Collect and maintain accurate packaging data, including material type, weight, and recyclability
• Maintain the packaging EPR Extended Producer Responsibility database
• Coordinate with internal teams - NPD, Account, Purchasing to obtain required packaging information.
• Maintain bills of material records - working closely with BOM controller.
• Take all new packaging from customer approval through to factory launch following the company procedures.
• Develop and get approval for new factory processes including new machinery
• Take active involvement in product development to cover potential issues with packaging/ product concepts
• Coordinate and report transit trials for new and EPD packaging
• Complete trial record documentation for all trials in line with customer policies and BRC requirements
• Build relationships with packaging and machinery suppliers
• To comply with all customer policies.
• Investigate and trial any packaging improvements that can be made for existing products, i.e. high complaints.
• Planning and conducting packaging trials, including line, transit, abuse, and materials testing.
• Communicating project progress to wider business
• Supporting production sites by resolving packaging issues
• Free onsite parking
• Staff shop, with products as low as £1
• Subsidised canteen
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Dovecote Rewards scheme where you’ll find discounts at over a 1000 Retailers.
• Yearly attendance bonus - (qualifying criteria)